MILLIS, HARRY ALVIN: 1873-
Harry Alvin Millis , son of John and Maria Bruner Millis, was born in Paoli, Ind., on May 14, 1873, and graduated from Indiana University in 1895, receiving the A.M. degree in 1896. In 1899 he received the Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He married Alice M. Schoff in 1901.
After teaching at the University of Arkansas, Stanford University, and the University of Kansas, in 1916 he became professor of economics at the University of Chicago, serving as chairman of the department from 1928 to 1938. Later he served on the National Labor Relations Board, being appointed chairman in 1940.
Information from Who's Who in America.
- The Japanese Problem in the United States; an Investigation
for the Commission on Relations with Japan Appointed by the Federal Council
of the Churches of Christ in America. New York,
1915.
- Sickness and Insurance; a Study of the Sickness Problem and
Health Insurance. Chicago, 1937.
- Economics of Labor (withR. E. Montgomery). New York, 1938-45. 3 vols.
- How Collective Bargaining Works; a Survey of Experience in
Leading American Industries (with others). New
York, 1942.
